discussing the factors that contribute to the successful leadership development of people of color in the nonprofit and public sectors of the economy, as well as the structural and interactional barriers that continue to block their access to such positions.

Leadership Diversity and Preparing Future Diverse Leaders Assignment IV Due—Case Analysis
Required Readings, MUST USE THESE READING IN THE ASSIGNMENT (ARTICLES ATTACHED):
1. Smith, Ryan (2015). “Contributions and Barriers to Developing Black and Latino
Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors of the Economy. In How Global
Migration Changes the Workforce Diversity Equation. Edited by PM. Pilati, H.
Sheikh, F. Sperotti, and C. Tilly. Cambridge Scholars drafting.
2. Eagly, Alice H., and Jean Lau Chin. (2010). “Diversity and leadership in a changing world.” American psychologist 65:3: 216. 5.
3 Olson, Deborah A., and Deborrah Jackson. (2009). “Expanding leadership diversity through formal mentoring programs.”Journal of Leadership Studies 3:1:47-60.
Class Discussion Questions: What, according to Smith (2015), are the factors that contribute to the successful leadership development of people of color in the nonprofit and public sectors of the economy? What are the structural and interactional barriers that continue to block their access to such positions? What can scholars of leadership learn from studying the diversity of leaders and followers (Eagly & Chin)? Formal mentoring programs have often been criticized for the challenges they pose for cross-race and cross gender mentor/protégé pairings. Olson & Jackson often a solution to this problem. What is it?